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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
Victor HugO's House
New York World.

The children Of Victor Hugo will be
obliged TO give up their fathers house.
The great literateur lived in a leased
house owned by the Princess de Lusig
nan. She would never sell She property
because It's tenant gave it such value.
Hugo, short time before his death,
began TO plan for building a new house.
This plan his children have not been able
TO carry ont. They cannot renew the
lease Of the present house without pay
ing three times the present rent $4,000.
This they consider too much OF good
thing, and 50 have bought another house
on the same avenue, where they propose
20 reproduce az faithfully as possible, tho
salon and chamber between which the
poet divided his closing years, and TO
transfer thither all AFFECTS associated
with him,
1t is said that Victor Hugo's landlady
is engaged in negotiations for the sale OF
his house TO some American Spectator.
As yet the rooms ia which Victor Hugo
lived have been lett undisturbed, just as
they were on the day of his death. OF
course, however, the family when they
move in couple of months, will leave
nothing but the bare walls. Amy ono
buying the place as show place will,
therefore, have TO provide an imatatIen
Of all the fittings and furniture. Under
all tho circumstances it may be doubted
whether the speculation would be good
one. There WAS an idea of opening
subscription for the acquisition of the
house, but as the public have been lately
appealed TO, for the erection of great
statue to the poet in the Place Victor
Hugo the project has been abandoned.
understand that Victor Hugo az
left sufficient manuscripts TO occupy bis
literary executors for many years. Alto
Rether great and small, they are said to
number no less than 300 900. The "Fin
dc Satan" and "Choses Vues," already
.loady Issued, are 70 be followed suc
as5slyely by an important work relating
10 the difference between men and ami
mails, ard play entitled Les Deux
Jumegaux The other manuscripts are
too miscellaneous to be issued seperate'
~ They will be arranged In one yolnme
20 be callod Ocean"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
THE PANAMA CANAL.
The Colombian Governments Agent
Says Over $500. 000,0 is Needed
40 Complete 1t.
The Company Said to Be in no Condi.
ton to Raise the Enor-
nous Sum.

Senior TANGO Armero, agent of the
Colombian government on the isthmus
respecting canal affairs, has recently com.
pleted his report on the canal. Senior
Armero commenced by saying: 81 have
carefully travelled over the whole line
have formed an opinion respecting tn
work, and am now in possession of cor.
rect data as TO the technical and practi-
cal work of the canal. The animal re-
ports presented by Count de Lesseps to
the shareholders are the only oil Ial and
reliable documents within the reach of
the public, bat whether it be from the
concise terms in which these are couched.
or foe the fact that they are intended to
inspire the shareholder with greater con
tdence In the canal, they are partial in
their character, and are not so precise as
one would desire Neither in my opinion
do they furnish an exact idea of the sit.
uation. Ga the other hand, the writings
of the pessimists and detraetors OF the
undertaking are exaggerated in an in
verse sense, and are worthy of no credit
whatever
He states that to complete the canal,
the enormous sum of S60s, 299,0 will be
req ulteu,
Senior Armero says that it is absolutely
certain that 1t will be very difficult to
raise this tremendous sum, and that it is
useless TO deuy that the financial condi-
tion of the company is serious, is involv
ed, and is alarming, In conclusion he
states that after careful investigation he
believes that the traffic through the canal,
should il be completed, would be greater
than has been estimated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24

height, with shoulders slightly stopped.
dis hair and full beard were q nut. thrown,
without trace of gray in them. Hs had
ON single-breested blouse, made of
dark blue flannel, unbuttoned in front,
and showing a waistcoat underneath. He
wore an ordinary pair of top boots, with
his trousers inside, and was without spurs.
The boots and portions OF his clothes
were spattered with mad. He had had
on pair of thread gloves, of dark vel.
low color, which he had taken off in en-
tering the room. His felt Sugar.loaf.'
sut-brimmed hat was thrown on the table
beside him. He had no sword, and pair
of shoulderstraps was all there was about
him to designate his rank. In fact, aside
from these, his uniform was that of a
private soldier.
Lee, on the other hand, was fully six
feet in height, and quite erect Cor one Of
his age, for he was Grants senior by six
teen years. His hair and full beard we're
silver gray, and qrite thick except that
the hair had become a little thin in front
He wore new Uniform of Confederate
gray, buttoned up to the throat. and at
his side he carried a long sword of ex.
ceedingly fine workmanship, the hilt GOV
cred with jewels. 1t was said TO be the
sword which had been presented TO him
by the state of Virginia. His top boots
were comparatively new, and seemed to
have on them some ornamental stitching
of red silk. Like his uniform, they were
singularly clean and but little travel
stained. On the boots were handsome
spurs, with large rowels. A felt hat,
which in color matched pretty closely that
of bis uniform, and a paii cf long buck.
shin gauntlets lay beside him on The
table. We asked Colonel Marshall after
wards how it was that both he and his
chief wore such fine toggery, and looked
so much as II he had just turned ont TO
go to church, while to US our outward
gsrb scarcely rose to the dignity even of
the shabby genteel.' He enlightened us
regarding the contrast, by explaining
that when their headquarters wagons had
been pressed SO closely by our cavalry a
few days before, and it was found they
would have to destroy all their baggage
except what they carried on their backs,
each one, naturally, selected the newest
suit he had, and sought to propitiate the
gods OF destruction by sacrifice of his
second best
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
Armenian Girls Bring Cash,
Lewiston (Me.) journal.

The letter is from an American living
in the interior of Asia Minor, and is as
follows:
"From time immemorial it has been
the universal custom in our country to
do all kinds of business on trust The
merchant sells his goods aud the farmer
his wheat, sheep and oxen on time, vary
ing from one month TO year or more,
but the trade in Armenian girls has al
ways been strictly in advance up 90 the
present day.
"This last winter two girls in our
region were married, but as the way in
which the business was done attracted my
attention, | wish TO tell the story to the
readers of your paper. year ago a
priest in the village of S. lent three hun
bred piasters to a man in the village of
X. on condition that he would pay
eighteen measures of oil as interest. At
the end of the year the priest demanded
his money and his oil, but as the man
had neither money nor oil, he said to the
priest: Come, ] will give my girl to
your son, and reckon the debt on her
price The priest agreed TO this, saying:
we have seen your daughter, 80 send for
her and we will marry them The
debtor sent for his girl, and the priest
made preparations for the wedding,
thinking that the bargain was complete
But not so the father. He said Give me
five hundred piasters II IRE and you may
have the girl The priest being hard up,
said: Il have no ready money, but aftsr
the wedding is over / will ind the money
and pay YOU To this the father replied:
4 will not give my girl on time Finally
the priest raises the money and the cere-
mony is performed.
"The story of the second is as follows
A young man from the village of K. was
engaged to girl in the village of g., but
RS his money fell short of the sum de-
manded by $50 piasters, he tried to Dor
row that sum in the village, but no one
would trust him. As he would not have
tine to go to his village and get the
money before the beginning of Lent,
during which no one could marry, he
finally persuaded some one to lend him
an OK, which he brought TO the girls
father as security till he could raise the
money. The girls father agreed to this,
and they were married. When they
came out of the church the girls father
took them both to his own house, and said
to the bridegroom: You are now married.
Go and bring the $50 piasters, after which
you can have your WIFE The bridegroom
urged that he had given an OK as Sc
carity; SO you must wait till / can take
my wife home aud bring back the money
The father replied i have kept the OK as
security till now. After this / shall keep
your wife till you bring the money. So
on his wedding day the young man was
obliged to leave his wife and 60 10 his
village in search of money to pay his
debt After three weeks time ne sue
ceeded in raising the $50 piasters, which
he paid to his father-in law and then took
his wife 20 his own home"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24

right and necessary that father should
appreciate and reward well doing /?
Should he not praise where praise is due
as well as reprove where reproof is need
cdr But alas! so many give reproof and
forget the praise! While things are 60
ing right the say nothing, but when the
least fault is seen, they are ever ready to
point it out.
When son takes the place of hired
man why should he not be paid his
wagesS At least, a certain sum might be
allotted him, much or little, according to
the family's finances, and let it be
his. Make him depend on himself
and work out his own salvation.
A trihing sum goes great way in giving
US courage to go on with our work. In
terest in what he is doing and feeling
of independence will make him content
where 1t is better for both father and
son that he should stay. When such
son leaves the farm for pastures new"
the father marvels that son of his
should be so devoid of sense, gravely
shakes his head and concludes there must
be screw loose somewhere. OF course
the fault is all in the boy and not in the
father.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
READY FOR A ROW,
The French and Germans Eager for
Another Trial of Strength.
The War Spirit Becoming More and
More Intense.

Concerning Germany and her peculiar
relations TO Fran sc, an eminent foreign
diplomat says: Germany resembles
nothing so much as q bear surrounded
by a pack of dogs which keep up con
tinual barking, though they are careful
to preserve respectful distance from
the hated but dreaded object of their
dislike. The French inhabiting the border
provinces are supremacy ingenious in
contriving petty arnoyances to irritate
their grim neighbor, and their happiness
is at its Insight when, as generally hap
pens, they can succeed in persuading the
world that they are the injured parties,
aud that the German ogre is perpetually
seeking excuses for making another at
tempt to devour them. Many incidents
occur daily which would be trivial, were
il not for the animus obviously prompts
their performance, and which m0st try
the Tentonic patience sorely. The usual
ly pacific Swiss in the frontier canton
of Basic do not hesitate TO show on every
possible occasion their affection 15s the
French or their extreme distasto for the
Germans. They appear to deem it a
special grievance that the latter occupy
Mulhausen, city once belonging to
the Swiss confederation, then to France,
and now one of the German spoils of war.
Young Swiss, aspiring for cheap glory,
nerve themselves with wine at Mulhausen,
sing the "Marseileaise" there get lock ed
up for their pains and
POSE AS MARTYRS
on their return home. French journals
complain that at the dedication of a
- 20 -
the French and German armies WHO fell
there, the German chaplain in his dis
course had the bad taste to dilate on the
'paternal solicitude' of the Emperor Viii
liam for his Alsatian subjects, but CON
sole themselves by contrasting the decor
Gus behavior of these latter participants
in the ceremonies with the conduct of
the German soldiers, who finished the day
by carousal at brewery. At the con
secration of another monument, this
time at Couquiyal, dedicated to some
wCrkmen shot by the Germans in 1870,
M. Paul Deroulede, who has recently re-
turned from Russia, made the speech of
the occasion and aroused the enthusiasm
of his hearers by assuring them of the
affection of the inhabitants of that coun-
try for the French people, their hope
that the latter would continue to main
tain a resolutely Independent attitude to-
ward Germany and their expectation of
standing with them one day shoulder to
shoulder in the field. or course, NJ.
Deroulede's hearers responded with vehe
ment cheers for Russia, and incidentally
for Boulanger also. All of these things
tend to harden the German heart toward
France, and if the imperial troops again
cross the frontier as victors their com
manders will go with instructions TO rule
the conquered territory with a hand of
iron.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24

table shower would be one of the most
perfect defenses traveller in the hostile
sections of China could desire. We are
confident that steady stream of cold
water, delivered from two-inch nozzle.
would disperse the most violent mob ever
seen by foreigner in China in five min.
utes of solar time. Grapeshot vould be
much less etfectual, for many would stop
TO gather up the spent shot, while cold
water is something for which every Chi.
nese, from the Han dynasty downward,
entertains the same aversion as a cat.
Externally or internally administered, he
regards II as alike fatal. The remote
causes OF their dsep-seated antipathy TO
wet weather lie imhedded in the Chinese
Constitution, but the proximate causes,
in our view are two fold--the porosity of
cotton cloth and the absolute scarcity of
dirt To our readers these reasons will
70 doubt appear inadequate, not TO say
frivolous; bat this, we believe, Ia because
they have not reflected profoundly on tho
subject. Why the Chinese should persist
in wearing cloth shoes we do not pretend
TO say, but wear them they certainly do.
Damp feet are not only unoom Portable,
they are dangerous 90 health Oiled boots
are Injuries for the few, and in seven
cases out of eight he who goes abroad
when 1t rains will do it in cotton cloth
shoes, which will be ruined. He has no
light sandals. He never washes his feet.
Hence 1t Is easier and more philosophical
to stay at home, which he does.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
History Of Some English Coins.


The British sovereign, or pound ster-
ling il legal tenderlto unlimited'amount
and contains 1l3 grains OF fine gold
alleged with two grains OF copper to
every % grains fine. Under the act of
1916, when orr silver standard was abol-
ished, the gold pound wac made TO CON
stitute the sole unit and standard of
value Of our monetary system. Coins OF
gold first came into use in tho reign of
Edward Ill, his "noblep being valued at
Is Sd, bat az it gradually increased in
value until it became l0s Edward vi re-
placed the former coin by an "angel,"
which continued till tho commonwealth.
The "mark" was a double angel" valued
at l3s 4d. The name sovereign was first
given 20 the double royal stamped with
the figure of Henry VII, and was made
current for POS; Henry VII, called IL n
unit" and stamped it with the Roman
numerals Xxx; Charles | called IL a guinea,
because the gold en- anated from the
Guinea coast. Guineas were first coined
in 1868; later this coin fuctuated in value
from POS, to 2ls, until George declared
il a representative OF 2ls. After this we
had a double standard, until in 1916 the
sovereign In its present form was again
rlade identical with the pound sterling,
and the silver coins became mere tOkene,
deriving their value from the round. as
at present. The half sovereign was the
"nobe" Of Edward III and the "roym
Of Henry VII
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
Red shirts Ride to Hounds.
New York World

There was a striking test OF the quail.
ty of American horsemanship "a dis
played at the Wild West in Hsrtfordshire
last Saturday. Mr.. f. G. Swiudeu,
wealthy country gentleman, who is owner
OF a fine pack of hounds, Is devCeed TO
fox hunting. There was large meet at
his place on Saturday, which over one
hundred gentlemen attended. There
were also twenty-five or thirty ladies pre-
sent. Mr.. Swindell invited Broncho Bill
and Red Shirt 20 come down and take
part in the hunt. Those arc two OF the
most famous riders at the Wild West
Show. MIR. Swindel wished Co test tho
character of the Americun style OF riding
in sharp brush across the most difficult
country. Neither Bill nor Red Shirt had
ever ridden across English country be.
fore, and in all of their riding had done
very little jumping. They came 10 the
meet and accepted mounts from MIR.
Swindell. The horses furnished them
were strange. Tho saddles and the
brides were English. Neither one of
the American riders had ever bees in an
English saddle before. They examined
the curb and light snaillo carefully be-
fore mounting. When both were seated
~ Nutii huhNllNH khN1 Chlltu
out for the stirraps to be lengthened SO
that they could ride with straight legs.
Red Shirt wore his chiefs dress. Bron-
cho Bill had on his rough camp suit. Tho
Englishmeu were, of course, ia full hunt
ing pink Mr.. Swindell addressed Bron-
cho Bill before setting out. lie said:
There is hardly man here but what
believes you will come Co GRIEF. You are
going to try rev kind of riding, and /
hope you will do your country credit
Broncho Bill says that no made up his
mind that no Englishman should get
ahead of BIN in that hunt IL he broke his
neck Tho course run was ten miles.
1 Bill and Red Shirt were furnished with
two changes of horses in the run. The
track was directly across hard stretch
OF country. There were great number
Of hedges, still fences and bitches. BrOn-
cho Bill says that he had never jun ped a
fence before in his life. He declares that
he felt very queer raising TO the first
one, but that after he had botn over one
or two he did not mind. AZ the first
fence three Of his English competitors
vert down, and from then ON Red Shirt
and Bill led the whole crowd. Red Shirt
became wild with excitement He yele,
and dashed NJ the fences ablaze with OK
element, ms If he were charging. Tn
master of hounds had TO call out to them
not TO run down the hounds. They kept
close to the tails OF the dogs until tho fox
excaped by n narrow stretch OF sixty feet
into his hole. Mr.. Swindell himself was
tho only Englishman who was near him
at the close. The representatives of tho
Wild West received warm congratulations
afterward for their brilliant riding. They
jumped ever eyory obstacle in their way,
not going around one. Mr.. Swindell en-
couraRed them all through the ride by
telling them not to spare the horses; that
no had twenty five more left, and appear
ed TO take as much pride in their victory
as if he had been M American. He said
he would have given $500 if they had got
ten the for
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
Plain Talk on the Servant Question.

From time to time l see letters from
|hIsd help, usually women, protesting
|sgsinst the custom of having them eat at
|epsrate tables from those of their EN-
|toyers. have served and l have had
|Ohers serve me, and / would like TO state
|One or two ideas on the subject. Hired
|help1 and servants" are synonymous
|tsrms, only the latter is good English; SO
|upp0se we use it. When people talk of
HI rights of servants" it always makes
h. mad What is servants businessY
II is to serve--to serve the employer as
h. latter may see fit. Much trouble
|v01ld be saved for both mistress and ser
|Tslt should the latter be careful to state
|aat she wants certain privileges (such as
{atls with the family before contract
llg 70 work, OF course in large towns or
Irlss this would not be necessary, for
sI5 the idea of servant eating with
s mstress's family would not be tole.
flied And this will always be so. The
mistress who employs me does not try to
'@tn my self-respect by stating that |
mus eat at separate tnble, any more
2en by telling me to do certain work she
|cslkes to perform herself. What would
|J01 think If clerk should write letters
70 The papers stating that he'is being trod
|GFon because the merchant who employs
ln refuses to let him (the clerk share
Bis big desk in his private Office? Why,
ol would say that clerk was fool, and
Pc would be. 1t the same way with the
''yaut question. Here is the whole mat
H Certain people want certain things
|a0ae In a certain way. You wish employ
l'at and 60 to them saying you would
A5 10 do ;hat work. 1t is understood,
course that you will do it in a way to
tease your employer; if not, the latter
Os' not want you. In other words, be-
~ !oahire out to do homework, stipu-
" regarding the table and other So
-l'a privileges before you commence.
g IL. tl1re will be 40 trouble One Who
| Ao' Ashamed to be a Servant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
What tbe Fruit Grower Should Know


He should be acquainted with all OF
more common insects that occur in
\. yiojpity, their names mot necessarily
~ scientific ones), their injuries and
He should be able to detect new IN
act nests. 50 that he can promptly sub
!. them for scientific study.
He should be able to distinguish
,.,seen insect foes aud insect friends, so
|Ast in fe hting the former he will not
Destroy the latter.
He should be able to refer them To
..cb one of the general orders to which
|,Ssy belong, so that he can speak or
|v,iie of them unGerstandingly, without
,,oppipg them all under the name of
|t1gs."
lie should know the manner of in
I..rt feeding, whether by means of biting
isvs or with a proboscls, so as to be able
X employ the proper class of iusecti-
i iiss,
G. He should experiment with such
|.nsdies and representatives. as his own OBJ
e,vations and experience may suggest.
7. He should avail himself of the pub
|~stions in economic entomology relat-
h. to fruit pests, which are numerous
|snd would be of great service.-Dr. j. A.
|n.ner to the American Pathological So
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24
The Chinese Dread the Wet.
Tieu-Tsiu Chinese TIMES

In Western lands it is proyerbial say
ing of one who ia peculiarly stupid that
he does not "Auow enough to come IN
when 1t raiua.n In China, on the con.
trary. the aging would be altered so as to
read. "He does not know enough to stay
in when 1t raina.' and 20 Chinese the
idea that human being has any fonc-
tions whicn can be harmoh1Aed with the
rapid precipitation Of moisture can only
be introduced by trepanning. The lien
Tsin massacre Of 1860 might have been
quadru JED in atrocity bit for timely
raip. which deferred tho rowdies already
on their way to the settlement 4 por-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24

A Western Michigan wool buyer, who
WAS circulating among farmers 20 engag,
their clips, met with one who was inclined
20 look upon the matter "a a sort Of
gambling affair you agree to buy my
wool for so much month in advance Of
shearing,' said he; how do you know
that wool won't go mp or DOWN. The
price may be ZOO much or not enough. IL
looks like flying in the face of Provi-
denco"
After long argument he agreed TO
leave. it to his wife, and she replied:
Look here Samuel, I'm just as good a
Baptist as you are, and if there is any.
hing in our religion which says We shan't
take twenty eight cents pound for our
wool when we didn't expect above twenty
I've, we'll accept the Offer on our wool
and lop over to the Methodists."